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Kno Releases E-Textbook App for Latest Android 'Jelly Bean' Devices
Kno Textbooks running on Samsung Galaxy Note II (Android OS version 4.1.1) |
Kno has brought its interactive textbook reader to the latest Android operating systems. Kno Textbooks supports devices running Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and 4.1.x/4.2 (Jelly Bean), including the Samsung Galaxy Note II; the newly expanded Google Nexus family (Nexus 4, 7, and 10); and other tablets and smart phones.
Kno Textbooks (also available for iPad, the Web, and Windows 7 machines) offers access to a catalog of 200,000 electronic textbooks from major textbook publishers, including Cengage Learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw-Hill Higher Education, among others (65 total publishers currently). Textbooks are available for both K-12 and higher education.
The app itself offers a range of enhanced mobile learning tools for working with textbooks, including a course manager that lets students organize textbooks and other learning materials in a central location. Other features include:
- Highlighting and note-taking;
- Sharing;
- Alignment with Common Core State Standards for K-12 textbooks;
- Integrated digital journal;
- Search;
- Saving and syncing work via the cloud;
- 3D capabilities;
- Smart links for explaining concepts in depth using multimedia and external sources;
- Self-test tools; and
- Automatically generated flash cards.
Kno Textbooks is a free download through Google Play. Additional details can be found on Kno's site.
About the Author
David Nagel is editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Technology Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal and STEAM Universe. A 29-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art and business publications.
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